#1/ KC DIGEST: China Cat Cull, Chico Is Gone, Kid Slays Animals

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#1/ KC DIGEST: China Cat Cull, Chico Is Gone, Kid Slays Animals KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST KC Digest is brought to you ONCE a month, courtesy of Kinship Circle. Please DO NOT hit reply. Respond directly to the author of each alert. 3/11/08 PART 1: MARCH KC DIGEST - Alerts From Kinship Circle Supporters http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/ PART 1: MARCH KC Digest

1. Beijing Kills Cats As Clean-Up For Olympics 2. Chico Is Dead - A Victim Of Bureaucratic Ignorance 3. Stop Spanish Animal Serial Killer, Age 16 4. Ask For Full Ban On Hunting Hares With Dog Packs 5. Pennsylvania Pigeon Shoot Legislation PART 2: MARCH KC Digest PLEASE RESEND ME PART #2: kinshipcircle 6. WAR March Madness: Focus On HLS 7. UPDATES: India Cancels Dog Cull / Cats Of Cape May Spared 8. Paul Watson Shot By Japanese Whalers. Vest Saves Him. 9. Politician In Spain Outs Himself As Animal Abuser 10. Support Animal Welfare Reforms In Portugal

================================================================= ================================================================= 1. Beijing Kills Cats As Clean-Up For Olympics ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Diana Hartig, dhartig Terrified cats crammed tightly into cages are hauled off to a meat market in Guangzhou. Olympics clean-up Chinese style: Inside Beijing's shocking death camp for cats http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=528694 & in_page_id=1811 BACKGROUND (edited for length): READ FULL STORY: Cats are out as Beijing starts to preen itself http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3427996.ece 2/25/08: Animal welfare activists in Beijing are up in arms over a decision by the city government to clear the capital of its stray cats as part of a sweeping Olympic facelift. No one knows exactly how many homeless cats roam the city’s streets and alleys but the Capital

Animal Welfare Association says 160,000 to 200,000 animals at the very minimum are at risk from the new campaign. Strays are already being caught and transported to a holding pen in the suburban county of Changping. Animal welfare activists described seeing the cats crowded together in cages the size of a microwave oven. They estimated almost 90 per cent of the animals were clearly diseased and many had been neutered with rudimentary surgery that had led to infections. The order states that strays still unclaimed after 14 days will be “dealt with.” Qin Xiaona, head of the animal welfare association, told The Times: “This is nothing less than torture...” The drive was announced by the city’s

agricultural bureau director at a recent meeting of the municipal parliament. He ordered all stray cats must be caught and taken off the streets before the end of June to ensure the city looks its best for the two-week-long Olympic games starting on August 8... CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: Beijing Olympics mishubu, international, marketing, xuanchuan Olympics General secretariat, odepa, info, info, acnoa, onoc, coa, boa,

nocsmr, office, office, armnoc, info, office, cnosf, office, info, international.affairs, segreteria Chinese Embassies chinaemb_de, chinaconsul_ham_de, chinaconsul_mu_de, chinacmb_at, bangongshi, chinaemb_it, chinaemb_uk, china-embassy MORE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CHINESE AUTHORITIES: See Kinship Circle’s 2007 letter campaign. Use for CONTACT INFO ONLY. The sample letter itself addresses a past dog cull. http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1655 & seriesfirst=true ================================================================= ================================================================= 2. Chico Is Dead - A Victim Of Bureaucratic Ignorance ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Margaret Morin, dogs_good PHOTO: This is a Cynomolgus Monkey (also called a Long-tailed Macaque) like Chico -- the monkey needlessly killed to test his brain for rabies.

BACKGROUND (edited for length): 3/11/08, dogs_good -- There is no definitive test for rabies, other than killing the suspected animal and testing brain tissue. However, the treatment protocols for one exposed to rabies is 100% successful in eliminating the disease, and although costly (approx. $1700) it involves only 5 shots over 4 weeks... IN FACT, the treatment would be administered at the very same SPOKANE REGIONAL HEALTH DISTRICT facility where the decision to kill Chico was made by Dr. Larry Jecha. Post-exposure vaccines are readily available -- and SRHD could pass on the savings to the three individuals who were

bitten. Did ANYONE ask the three individuals if they were willing to go this route? Did ANYONE explain the FACT to them? The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has only three studies which pertain to quarantine periods to definitively rule-out rabies... For dogs, cats and ferrets. The quarantine period is 10 days... CDC has determined that mammals will die within 10 days if they bit while rabid. IF Chico bit while rabid, he would have exhibited symptoms within the 10 days he was held at Spokanimal, this can be medically and scientifically extrapolated simply because he is a mammal, of similar size as a small to medium dog, and the rabies virus progresses the same in

mammals. Of course, Chico exhibited no such symptoms. “I've spent all day speaking with health officials and other bureaucrats, pointing out the scientific flaws as well as the procedural flaws in the decision to kill Chico, the cynomolgus monkey. I even offered to pay all the costs of rabies prophylaxis for the three human beings who were bitten in addition to costs of transporting Chico to our Sanctuary. It all fell on deaf ears. Chico was killed late in the afternoon...” Nedim C. Buyukmihci, V.M.D. Co-director, Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute email: ned * http://www.api4primates.org/ CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: Express your personal disappointment in Spokane's lack of interest and willingness to make an informed decision. The Mayor's Office and the Health Department received a reported FLOODING of phone calls, yet, they made a decision to ignore the public's outcry. The SPOKANE REGIONAL HEALTH DISTRICT receives FEDERAL FUNDING -- your tax dollars. Mayor Mary Verner, City of Spokane 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.; Spokane, WA 99201 ph: 509-625-6250 email: mverner,

mayor CONTACT CITY COUNCIL: http://www.spokanecity.org/government/citycouncil/ Spokane Regional Health District 1101 W. College Ave; Spokane, WA 99201 ph: 509-324-1500; email: CKaatz website: http://www.srhd.org/ ================================================================= ================================================================= 3. Stop Spanish Animal Serial Killer, Age 16 ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: AntiFurSociety Rita Fazio,

r.e.fazio Rosa Mertens, mertens.rosa THIS IS THE PHOTO OF THE CRIMINAL...and the sadistic mutilation of cats he flaunts. http://www.metroflog.com/aru6/profile * http://www.metroflog.com/aru6 Links to his profile/photos appear to have been shut down. Age: 16 / Sex: Male / Zodiac Sign: Virgo Lives in: Barcelona, Spain * Member since: March 28, 2007 BACKGROUND (edited for length): AntiFurSociety -- The police in Spain should be contacted by as

many people as possible to track him down and put him behind bars... (There is one other cat abuser in Spain, an aspiring politician, but this is another case). This young man lives in Spain (I guess in Madrid, his profile says Barcelona ) and posted plenty of pictures of cats he tortured to death. He has been reported to the police, though nobody knows what will happen yet... r.e.fazio -- This person is very sick...so whoever is contacting him is NOT helping the animals. Threaten him, make him angry and more animals will pay for it... There is a very good chance that he has moved on to humans. It would serve the authorities well, if they are actually looking

for him, to look at unsolved crimes involving children/missing children... CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: MADRID POLICE ph: 915282747 MORE MADRID POLICE CONTACTS: https://www.policia.es/bit/index.htm If someone lives in Spain or speaks Spanish, please make a call and leave a message on their website (go to 'Contactar' and you'll see several email addresses): https://www.policia.es/bit/index.htm Write to these authorities. English is fine unless you know CORRECT Spanish: embespca,

embespmx, info, embespbr, consejeria.uk, conspbos, consulado.buenosaires, delitos.tecnologicos, seprona, sugerencias ================================================================= ================================================================= 4. Ask For Full Ban On Hunting Hares With Dog Packs ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Forwarded meriem, sb299871 Original Message: Irish Council Against Blood Sports,

info BACKGROUND (edited for length): 3/7/08, info -- Irish Council Against Blood Sports welcomes Minister John Gormley's decision to refuse a licence for the hunting of hares with packs of dogs during March. We now call on the Minister to introduce a year-round ban on this cruel blood sport. Up to the end of February, hunters are free to terrorise and kill hares with packs of beagles, with no licence required, despite the fact hares are a highly protected species in Ireland. There are 129 harrier packs, which hunt hares and foxes, while there are 22 registered beagle packs hunting hares.

Hare hunting on foot with packs of dogs is a low profile blood sport, with enthusiasts claiming that what they do is "harmless,” but hares do die horrendous deaths by being ripped apart by packs of dogs, after being terrorised and chased to exhaustion... CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: Minister John Gormley Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Custom House, Dublin 1 ph: 01 888 2403; fax: 01 878 8640; email: minister SAMPLE LETTER, from info Dear Minister Gormley, I wish to thank you for refusing a

licence for hare hunting during March. This commendable move will go some way towards protecting our precious and unique hare species from persecution. Minister, as you are aware, hares continue to be cruelly abused at other times of the year by groups involved in hare coursing and hare hunting. This despite the fact that the Irish Hare is a protected species and an important part of our wildlife heritage. Your decision to refuse the March licence is very much welcomed by the majority who want hunting and coursing banned. We all hope that this will prove to be just the first step towards affording hares the full protection they deserve. Thank you, Minister.

Yours sincerely, ================================================================= ================================================================= 5. Pennsylvania Pigeon Shoot Legislation ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: New York Bird Club, bestbirdclub http://www.peopleforpigeons.com * http://www.pigeonpolitics.com BACKGROUND: Legislation has been introduced in both the Pennsylvania House and Senate.

H.B. 2130 and S.B. 1150 would ban killing animals launched from box traps or tied in place. This animal cruelty bill would effectively halt pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania and would prohibit events like the recent live turkey shoot. The Humane Society needs your help calling voters registered in Pennsylvania to encourage them to call their state representatives. The bill is being voted on in committee on March 18. If it gets a majority vote, then it will go before the full legislature for a vote. Humane Society says there is a good chance that it will be voted into law. If it does not get a majority vote, it will continue to languish in committees. CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE

ACTION: TO HELP CALL PA VOTERS, CONTACT: Casey, 301-721-6407 She’ll give you a list of HSUS members in PA to call this week and a script. AUTOMATED LETTER CAMPAIGN: Pennsylvania: Stop Caged Animal Shoots https://community.hsus.org/campaign/PA_2007_live_animal_trap_shoots MORE INFO ABOUT THIS BLOOD SPORT: http://www.hsus.org/hunt/campaigns/contests/pennsylvania_pigeon_shoots.html ================================================================= ================================================================= EACH MONTHLY KC DIGEST INCLUDES:

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